وَيْلٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
How to read it
Wa y'lun yaw'ma'idhin llil'mukadhdhibīna
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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وَيْلٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Wa y'lun yaw'ma'idhin llil'mukadhdhibīna
Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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After the gifts of mountains and fresh water, woe on that Day to those who deny.
Start with bismillah.
Fill a big bowl with water. Ask: "If this were all the water on Earth, how much could we drink?"
Watch the NASA Space Place video How Much Water Is on Earth?
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Who is warned again?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How can someone deny Allah while drinking His water?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Mursalat is surah 77. Find ayah 28. This is the fourth time the line about the deniers appears. It follows ayat 25–27 about the earth, mountains and fresh water. Each gift is a sign we can see and taste.
Fact: How much of Earth's water is fresh water we can drink?
Ages 5–8: Water drops. Use 100 drops of water to show all Earth's water. How many drops are fresh?
Ages 9–12: Water use. Count how many litres your family uses in one day. Where could you save?
Finish with: "I found that only about ___ of Earth's water is fresh."

Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will say bismillah before I drink and alhamdulillah after."
Action: Say bismillah before you drink and alhamdulillah after.
